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Zurich Herald, 1919-09-26, Page 7DELEGATES TO NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE AGREE TO DISAGREE Fail to Reach Unanimity on Questions of 8 -Hour Day, Recogni- tion of Labor Unions, and Right of Employees to Collective Bargaining, but Wonderful Progress Was Made Along General; Lines. Ottawa, ept. 21. -When the Nation- al Industrial Conference broke upt five o'clock Saturday afternoon the newly achieved friendliness between employer and employee by agreement had not been endangered by a division on the questions of the eight-hour day, recognition of Labor unions and the right of employees to collective bargaining. ' On these. cardinal doctrines of orgari::ed Labor tha various joint committees of employers and em- ployees were unable to bring in un- animous reports. It was decided, on the motion of Mr. Johne Shaw, of Woodstock, that it would be better to avoid embitter- ing. either side through losing by a few votes, and that the objects of the conference would be achieved just as well by having the recommendations of the various sections of the com- mittees brought in and embodied in the Hansard report of the proceedings. In seconding this motion, Mr. R. A. Rigg of 4rifianipeg pointed out for the employees that on the question of principle there had been expressed practical agreement and that the dif- ferenees of opinion had come on ques- tions of, detail. The reports of the various section's of the committees on these questions would go before the Governmiente, which could determine the value of the respective opinions 'expressed. Considered in the light of these statements and the declaration in favor of joints councils, the confer, ence must be regarded as having made distinct rpogress, even on the questions where no unani- mous agreement could be reached. The eight -'hour day law all over Canada to which adherence of the employers was asked, is recogniz- ed in principle. Employers and em- ployees differed as to the time when it shoulcl come into effect. Already forty-seven per cent of Canadia.ii in- dustries have the eight-hour day. The Labor element leaves the conference, determined it will press its view until the eight-hour day obtains in such a large majority of the country's in- dustries that a brill will be passed making it obligatory on all hut sea- sonal occupations, such as agriculture, fishing and logging. MEETS SIKH FO RIES DROP AND IM ER AL +, II\ UNITED LAMS Opens Dominion Park on Mount Revelstoke and Goes to Movies. Revelstoke, B.C., Sept. 21. -En route on Saturday from Field to Revelstoke, the Prince of Wales in- spected five hundred Iinperial soldiers, members of the Middlesex Regiment, under Lieut.- Col. F. T. Browne, who were on their way from Siberia. The men had alighted from their troop train at the little mountain station of the Twin Butte, and they cheered the Prince with great' vigor after he had passed down the line. e The Middlesex men arrived at Vancouver this week, and are sailing for home from Montreal. At Golden this Morning the Prince received a hearty welcome from the citizens, conspicuous in the crowd being returned soldiers and a com- pany of school children, who sang patriotic songs. Here the Prince also made the acquaintance of some white -turbaned Sikhs, the first he has met in Canada, the principal of whom was presented and salaamed in Orient- al fashion. After the Royal train reached Revelstoke, where the Prince received a warm welcome, the Dom- inion Park on Mount Revelstoke was officially opened by him, and a bronze tablet erected on a large rock was unveiled with -pprbpriate ceremonies Decline of 10 to 15 Per Cent. Fol- lows Government Investigation. A despatch from Washington says: -Reports to the Department of Jus- tice from twelve states indicate that there has been a decline of 10 to 15 per cent. in food prices since the time the fair pricecommissions began their work. From four states have come re- ports on wholesale prices indicating a decline of two, to five per cent. Vir- tually no reductions in clothing prices have been noted.. The reports on retail food prices were said to have been from cities and counties well distributed through- out the country, and the information is believed by officials here to be a fair indication • of what is going on everywhere. They think that results now becoming evident will be cumu- lative as the season advances, new declines in wholesale prices being re- flected in retail prices and additional reductions coming from the campaign against hoarding and profiteering. • ,t ATLANTIC T AVEL BACK TO NORMAL Expected That End of October Will See Close of Military the Prince lifting the Union Jack Monopoly. which covered. it. A despatch from Montreal says: - The Royal party ascended to the park in inotor cars, and from the elevation of five thousand feet his Royal Highness was charmed with the view of the Illicillewaet and Columbia Valleys. In the early evening the Pnince and -a few others tramped six miles down the trail, and before re- joining his train he attended a mov- ing picture performance at a local theatre. Thousands of persons gave him a royal send-off at the station. Earlier in the day Mayor McKinnon presented the Prince with an address en behalf of the citizens, and the Prince unveiled a memorial tablet at the Court House for those from this city who fell in the war. RECORD FLIGHT FROM PARIS TO LONDON A despatch from London says: - What is said to be a record in cross channel flights has been made by J. W. Norcross and Col. Grant Morden. They were in Paris on business and Made the return trip to London by air. The time taken was an hour and fifty- five minutes, which the pilot claims to :be a record. On arriving here the 'plane landed near Iverheath, Col. Morden's home, the arrival being wit- nessed by Mrs.. Morden. Italian Nationality of Fiume Agreed Upon by the Big Three A despatch from Rome says: --The Messaggero says David Lloyd George, the British Prime Minister; M. Cle- menceau, the French Premier, and Signor Tittoni, the 'tallest Foreign :Mini stir, are in perfect accord over a definite solution of the Fiume ques- tion ensuring the Italian nationality of the town, and are only awaiting the President's decision on the sub - Oct. Indications point to an early ending of the requisition of passenger space for Government requirements on both the Canadian and American routes, and from British ports. A. circular received at the White Star offices advises that third-class bookings could now be accepted on the steamers Lapland and Adriatic, sail- ing from Southampton to New York, beginning with the sailing of the Lap- land from Southampton, Sept, 16th. This is taken as the beginning of the end of war activities, and will open the way to the resumption of normal ocean travel. It was stated that the indications are that plenty of space on all lines will soon be available' for civilian travel, on both the New York and Canadian lines td British 'ports. Probably the end of October will see the close of the military monopoly of passenger service, which has caused so much dislocation during the past five years. A GERMAN CRUISER TO PUT TO SEA A. despatch from Berlin says: -A Kiel telegram says that the German cruiser Regensburg is now being fitted out in the Diel Imperial docks for a voyage to South America. '1'lie vessel is to be ready Monday. Her task is to take care that all Ger- man merchant ships interned in Chile, Argentine, Uruguay and ports of other South American States return to Ger- many as quickly as possible. The message says that negotiations aro pending with the Entente on this matter, and that the food supply is to be promoted by this means. -^ a KING GEORGE INVITES VISIT FROM POINCARE Paris, Sept. 21. --Ring George has invited President Poineare and Ma- dame Po•incare to visit himself and Queen Mary next month, --1 LOTS OF SUGAR THERE. There is no scarcity of sugar in the harbor of Montreal, the Cana- dian Warrior, one of the vessels of the Canadian Government merchant marine, having arrived there from the West Indies with 21,000 bags of raw sugar. The picture shows the sugar being transported to the refin- eries. Another cargo of 22,000 bags will soon arrive on the Canadian Recruit. Grain and Live Stock . Breadstuffs. Toro-;ito, Sept. 23. -Manitoba wheat -No. 1 Northern, $2.30; No. 2 North- ern, $2.27; No. 3 Northern, $2.23, in store Fort William. Manitoba oats -No. 2 CW, 86%e; No. 3 CW, 86%c; extra No. 1 feed, 86%c; No. 1 feed, 85%c; No. 2 feed, 84%c, in store Fort William. Manitoba barley -No. 3 CW, $1.241/ No, 4 CW, $1.22; rejected, $1.161; feed, $1.16, in store Fort liam. American corn -No. 3 yellow, nom- inal; No. 4 yellow, nominal. Ontario oats -No. 3 white, 87 to 90e, according to freights outside. Ontario wheat -No. 1 Winter,• per car lot, $2 to $2.06; No. 2 do, $1.97 to $2.03; No. 3 do, $1.93 to $1.99, f.o.b. shipping points, according to freights. • Ontario wheat -No. 1 Spring, $2.02 to $2,08; No. 2 Spring, $1.99 to $2.05; No. 3 ,Spring, $1.95 to $2.01, f.o.b. shipping paints, according to freights. Barley -Malting, $1.27 to $1.30, ac- cording to freights outside. .Buckwheat -Nominal. Rye -Nominal. Manitoba flour -Government stand- ard, $11, Toronto. Ontario flour -Government stand- ard, Montreal and Toronto, $9.40 to $9.60, in jute bags, prompt shipment. Millfeed-Car lots, delivered Mont- real freights, bags included: Bran, per ton, $45; shorts, per ton, $55; good feed flour, per bag, $3.50. Hay -No. 1, per ton, $24 to $26; mixed; per ton, $15 to $20; track, To- ronto. Straw -Oar lots, per ton, $10 to $11, track, Toronto. Country Produce -Wholesale Eggs, No. 1, 56 to 57c; select, 59 to 61c. Butter --creamery paints, 57 to 58c; choice dairy prints, 49 to 50c; ordinary dairy prints, 45 to 46c; bakers', 40c; oleomargarine, best gr., 35 to 37c. Cheese, new, large, 281/%e to 29c. Maple Syrup -per 5 -gal. tin, $2,40 per gallon; do, one -gal. tins, $2.50. Provisions -Wholesale. Smoked meats -Rolls, 35 to 36c; hams, med., 45 to 46c; heavy, 38 to 40c; cooked hams, 60 to 63e; backs, plain, 51 to 52c; backs, boneless, 54 to 56c; breakfast bacon,. 48 to 52c; cottage rolls, 38 to 39c. Barrelled meats -Pickled pork, $46; mess pork, $45. Green meats -Out of pickle, lc less than smoked. Dry salted meats - Long clears in tons, 32%c; in cases, 33e;' clear clears, 27 to 28'.e,e; fat backs, 32 to 33c. Lard -Tierces, 35% to 86c; tubs, 36 to 36%c; pails, 8614, to 36%c; prints, 370 to 37%c; compound lard, tierces, 291/, to 30c; tubs, 30 to 301/2c. Montreal Markets Montreal, Sept. 23. -Oats, extra No. 1 feed, 96%c; flour, new standard grade, $11 to $11.10; rolled oats, bag 90 lbs., $4.90 t9 $5; bran, $45; shorts, $55; hay, No. 2, per ton, car lots, $20 to $22; cheese, finest easterns, 25c; butter, choicest creamery, 541/a to 55c; eggs, fresh, 66e; selected, 62c; No. 1 stock, 55c; No. 2 stock, 50 to 52c; potatoes, per bag, car lots, $1.75; dressed hogs, abattoir killed, $27.50 to $28; lard, pure, wood pails, 20 lbs. net, 33s/ic. Live Stock Markets. Toronto, Sept. 23. -Choice heavy steers, $13.50 to $14; good heavy steers, $12.50 to $13; butchers' cattle, choice, $12 to $12.50; do, good, $11.25 to $11.50; do, medium, $10 to $10.75; do, common, $7 to $7.50; bulls, choice, $10 to $10.50; do, medium, $9.50 to $9.75; do, rough, $7.50 to $8; butcher cows, choice, $10.25 to $10.75: do, good, $9 to $9.25; do, medium, $8.50 to $9; do, common, $7: to $7.50; stock- "ers, T.50 to $10; feeders, $10 to $11.25; canners and choice, to good to $0.25; milkers, , $110 to $140; do; com. and med., $65 to $75; springers, $90 to $150; light ewes, $7.50 to $9; yearlings, $9.50 to $10.50; spring lambs, per cwt., $12 to $13; calves, good to choice, $17.50 to $21.50; hogs, fed and watered, $18.25 to $18.50; do, weighed off cars, $18.50 to $18.75; do, f.o.b., $17.25 to $17.50; do, do, to farmers, $17 to $17.25. Montreal, Sept. 23. -Choice steers, $10 to $13; butchers' cattle, choice bulls and cows, $10 to $11; poorer grades, $6 to $8; canners, $5 per cwt. Lambs, $12.50 to $13.50; sheep, $8.50 to $10; calves, inilkfed, $12 to $15; choice select hogs, $18 to $19 ,per cwt. CANNED SALMON AT 18c PER POUND A despatch from Ottawa says: - The Fisheries Branch of the Depart- ment of Naval Service has arranged with producers on the Pacific Coast to sell canned chum salmon in Canada at prices that will enable it to be retailed anywhere in the Dominion, as far east as Montreal inclusive, at 18 cents a pound can or two cans for 35 cents. At these prices, it is estimated, 18 cents' worth orf chum sahnon will sup- ply as much body building material as 54 cents spent on beefsteak, 56 cents on a leg of Iamb, or 68 cents spent on pork chops. Chum salmon is light in color. COMPLETES CASE FOR PROSECUTION OF EX -KAISER A despatch from London says: - The Attorney -General, Sir Gordon Hewrat, has completed the case for the prosecution of the former German Emperor, according to the Mirror. The place of the trial hes not'yet been set- tled. 3 • "BEING DEAD YET SPEAKETIL" The Shade of His Son -"Fight for your rights, dad, by ail means -- but don't spoil my work," A,' A MUST PAY $450,000,1000 Under Peace Treaty Terms Army is Reduced to 20,000. A despatch from Paris says: -The Temps outlines what it says are the principal military and economic Stipa' dations contained in the peace treaty which is to be presented to Bulgaria. These include abolition of obligatory military service and the maintenance of a police force which shall not ex- ceed 20,000 men. The Customs offi- cers, gendarmes and police agents will aggregate 10,000. Arms and munitions exceeding the quantity which Bulgaria may retain under the treaty shall be placed at points indicated by the Allies. An in- ter -allied commission will supervise the execution of the military, naval and aeronautic provisions of the com- pact. Bulgaria must return all valuable objects and documents stolen from the Allies and deliver up to military courts of the Allies persons guilty of acts contrary to the laws of avar. Finally, Bulgaria must pay an in- demnity of 2,250,000,000 francs, which must be turned over within a specified number of years. "j li,y n, 1E57, AAAIES FO 1011 BY ANA AN MITE Don't Want to Lose Any Because of $500 Head Tax. Halifax, N.S., Sept. 21. -The first contingent of the 80,000 Chinese who were taken by Britain to the Western front for service behind the lines re- turned to -day when two steamships landed 4,000 of the Celestials en route for Vancouver. The steamers that ar- rived to -day were the Winnifreclian, which docked first, followed by the Haverford in the afternoon. The Caronia docked Monday morning with over 2,000 more. There was no trouble in handling the Chinese, though care was taken that nono should get astray, far there is a head tax of $500, and all are in bend. Seven trains were required to for- ward those who came to -day, and tt•aree or four more will be needed for. the Caronia's crowd. Each train takes at least 700 Chinese, who travel closer company than did the return- ing Canadian soldiers. Each section on the ordinary t':oop trains had three so.'diers, but wii.h the Chinese, four go in each section. 1 ;000 SOL MRS rAY B I A New Policies Overseas Formu- lated by Canadian Military Authorities. London, Sept. 21. -Eighteen thou- sand Canadian soldiers have elected to stay in Britain. This includes those who have either accepted dis- charge here or who have been de- mobilized in the Dominion and re- turned, largo numbers being included in the latter category. The fact seems to be that many Canadians have ac- quired a fondness for the Mother Country during their stay and have decided to settle down here rather than break off these associations. The Canadian military authorities have formulated new policies in deal- ing with married soldiers. If they can- not leave when wanted, owing to fam- ily reasons, they may accept discharge here and bo repatriated to Canada six months later. If they have no such reasons, but desire to stay, they may be demobilized here without right of free repatriation. Failing these con- ditions, they must return to Canada when called upon. The last condition is necessary, as many married officers and soldiers do not appear either de- sirous of being discharged or return- ing. CANADIAN HOSPITAL UNIT ARRIVES IN BELGRADE, SERBIA A despatch from Montreal says:- -A copy of a Belgrade newspaper which has just come to hand from Serbia, reports the arrival in that city of Col. Fred A. Burnham, who early this year left Winnipeg with a well-equipped Canadian hospital which is to be devoted to the stricken people of that country. T') DEMAND EXTRADITION OF EX -KAISER BRITISH OMEN EAGER TO E GRATE Munitionettes Clamoring For Chance to Settle Abroad. A despatch from London sayer -- There is going to be a big spurt in emigration as soon as the shipping situation in Great Britain becomes easier. Demobilized women workers who cannot find employment to their taste at home are clamoring for teeth - ties to go 'abroad -especially to the overseas dominions. War work has unsettled enormous numbers ofdwomen who had previous- ly been content to apply th.moelves to domestic duties, anti the result is that the taste for adventure is attract- ing them to new a"d unknown spheres of effort. The Overseas Settlement Department is helping ea -service wo- men as well as Hien with free pass- ages, but only such as have stae quali- fications ualifications demanded by the dominions will be assisted in this way. dig lUueller A FACTORY Mouse in Which Victoria Lived Now Motor Building Plant. - A despatch from London says: - Townley House, in Ramsgate, situated in one of the prettiest parts of Eng- land, where Queen Victoria lived as a girl with her mother, the Duchess of Kent, is to become headquarters of a motor carriage building company, by whom it has been acquired. The beautiful old elms that digni- fied the grounds are being felled to provide carriage bodies, while the house itself is being converted into a home for employees. CORRECT NAME IS GENERAL "CURRY" A despatch from London, Ont., says: -War correspondents and all others notwithstanding, the correct name of the Commander of Canada's Army Corps is "Sir Arthur W, Curry," according to a definite statement made by officials of Middlesex" -county. A few days ago the General was made the recipient of a $500 chest of silver, on which was engraved the name "Curry." Fretful persons, great- ly disturbed, rushed to see what could be done to remedy the supposed en- graver's error, but Warden John Curry, brother of the General, set their fears at rest. He stated that the family name had been correctly spel- led, and indicated that the General had simply let the other go by default during the war as not worth bother- ing about. - BRFFISH TO WITHDRAW FROM SYRIAN AREA A despatch from Paris says: -The agreement reached by Premier Clem- enceau and Field Marshal Allenby of the British army concerning the oc- cupation of Syria provides for the evacuation of all the area north of the frontier between Palestine and Syria on or before November 1 by British troops. The British will be relieved by the French forces, with the exception of the districts of Damas- cus, Homs, Hama and Aleppo, which will be Iett out of the area of occupa- tion, but will pass under French in- fluence, it is Raid. CANADIAN AMBULANCES OVERSEAS BEING SOLD A despatch from London says: -- The Canadian Red Cross Society will cease to exist as an overseas organiza- tion in a few more weeks. The Cana- dian ambulances, which it was first proposed to return to Canada for presentation to various hospitals, were found to have crone such long service in France that it was consider- ed advisable to dispose of thein herea and this is being done. Like other mili- tary stores, they have reeleieeei good prices. eelonel Braylock, head of the Cana- dian Red Cross, will shortly retire to private life and remain in England, while Lady Drummond will return to Montreal at the end of the month. a10 MUST SAIL THIS YEAR A despatch from London says: - The Canadian emigration officials are busily engaged in soothing the vexed s•airits of the Canadian soldiers and their wives, who fondly hoped to spend their. Christmas here and remain till springtime, but now find themselves compelled to sail before the end of the year or sacrifice their free pas- sage. The hardship of mid -winter crossing is not denied, but it is point - Paris, Sept. 21. ---Tho Dutch Min-,nd out that but for the Overseas Min- ister in Paris has been advised, ac istry's proclamation the process of re- cording to The Libre Belgique of I patriation would have been spun out Brussels, that Holland within two l many months longer, to the detriment weeks will receive a demand for the' of the normal emigration business extradition of former Emperor 'GVil- which already has boon held up long limn on behalf of the Allies. enough.